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Since I learned to meditate twenty five years ago, I have experienced joy and bliss. I have also experienced boredom and frustration. I’ve had periods of relative calm and times of being swept away into catastrophic thinking and despair. I know

Perspective is a useful component of mindfulness practice. As human beings, we experience our lives through our bodies, senses, energy, thought and a deeper sense of who we are. Thought is compelling. Often a memory comes up that we look at through

My whole life I have defended myself with denial and turning away. That was all I had and it got me through. That strategy has also harmed me and people I love. When I was unable to accurately assess risk

Is it safe to be in your body? Our bodies are the source of such pleasure and pain. They are the vehicle through which we experience life. We interact with the world through our senses. Memories are stored and recalled

I used to experience almost everything through a filter of thought interpretation. Occasionally I’d experience a quieter mind when sitting in nature or doing yoga/meditation. Sometimes when absorbed in writing or music. Lately I’ve been watching for that mental construct that

It sounds easy, right? Simply tune in for a few seconds, a few minutes and rest. Relax the forehead and breathe. Focus on the present moment. These skills are simple to learn. So why do many of us find this

This work is a direct way of seeing through misidentifications and unhelpful habits in the mind. When learning meditation, we’re taught don’t fight with the mind. It’s the nature of one layer of the mind to think. One benefit

We hear so much about awakening, enlightenment, how to live in the moment and be with direct experience. It can help to take moments frequently through the day to simply rest, to be with our experience as it is. Not to try to

Thoughts, as expressed through words and images, are a primary source of identification with who we are. Say I meet someone new and they ask me about myself. I respond, “I’m a mother and grandmother, a writer, teach meditation, facilitate

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Lynn Fraser Stillpoint

Shavasana Relaxation Practice gives direction for the basic pose. Systematic Progressive Relaxation guides you how to release multiple layers of tension from the entire body head to toes and toes to head. Link to guided practice of Systematic Progressive Relaxation. Tension

Learn to Meditate online class “Meditation does something no other technique can do. It introduces you to yourself on all levels, and finally leads you to the center of consciousness within.” – Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas “You all want

There are many other yoga nidra practices on my YouTube channel and this playlist. For thousands of years, meditation masters have used the methods of sleepless sleep to learn the secrets of the Self, to discover depths of sciences and

Cement shoulders. Shut down emotionally. Go-to strategies: denial, minimizing and numbing. In a perpetual state of freeze (fight/flight/freeze system) from Developmental Trauma and later PTSD. A fearful mind with racing thoughts and frantic attempts to control and find safety. Feeling

Testimonial by Lane:

“I am grateful for Lynn’s sensitivity, integrity and skill as she holds the space for me to feel the fear I’ve unknowingly avoided my entire life. Lynn’s gentle intelligent guidance through the Living Inquiries has helped release the Velcro that kept my thoughts welded to my gut-wrenching feelings. That welding, that Velcro drove my self-defeating behaviour. Anyone considering this work could only benefit from Lynn’s compassion and expertise.”